page_title: List of Buffalo Sabres draft picks
section_title: Draft picks
hierarchical_section_title: List of Buffalo Sabres draft picks / Draft picks
caption_attribution_description: Thomas Vanek, Ice hockey player of the Buffalo Sabres
context_page_description: The Buffalo Sabres are a professional hockey team that came into existence in 1970 and have participated in 42 National Hockey League Entry Drafts. The Sabres also made selections in six NHL Supplemental Drafts.
  This list features every player drafted by the Sabres and his regular season stats for his career. All stats are current as of the 2013 NHL Draft. Players whose names appear in bold are on the current Sabres roster.
  Buffalo's first draft pick was Gilbert Perreault, taken 1st overall in the 1970 NHL Entry Draft. Buffalo has selected first overall three times. Their second 1st overall pick was Pierre Turgeon in 1987. Their third 1st overall pick was Rasmus Dahlin in 2018. Ten picks have gone on to play over 1,000 NHL games: Dave Andreychuk, Phil Housley, Pierre Turgeon, Gilbert Perreault, Calle Johansson, Mike Ramsey, Craig Ramsay, Keith Carney, Brad May and Sean O'Donnell. Perreault and Housley have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.
caption: Thomas Vanek scored 43 goals for the Sabres in 2006–07, just his second NHL season.[9]
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